Gridlock Sconce 193Raw and unpretentious, Gridlock is a series of lamps in the style of the Brutalist movement. Gridlock feels industrial in its straightforward, platonic forms and the repetitive efficiency of the grid; however, it is assembled entirely by hand from thousands of tiny brass parts. Philippe Malouin's tribute to the industry inspired, labour saving dreams of modernism is paid for in toil.

"I think chests of drawers look more intriguing when the drawers are left partly open

The arc of the lamp contrasts with the rectangular shapes of the rather minimalistic table establishing a poetic image

" In this version

The Copenhagen Pendant is an exercise in contrasts

Blown is Samuel Wilkinson's first lamp for &tradition

its shades discreetly networked via connecting cords and hubs

designed in 2003

" says &tradition Brand Director Martin Kornbek Hansen

Faye Toogood established her eponymous studio in 2008 and is now recognized for some of the most innovative and outstanding design projects today

It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it

Shown here as a pair

the texture of the material really comes forward